If you are swimming on the shore of an open ocean and a wave hits you, you will be drawn towards the sand bottom for few seconds. During these seconds you will lose the sense of direction and control while struggling to find the surface. All you will be able to hear is the sound of the water guiding your body through the movement of the wave.
We connect to our Divine within when we simply accept whatever situation we are going through. We disconnect from our Divine within when we try to solve the problem. We connect when we look deep at the pain we feel and make friends with it. We disconnect when we fight to take the pain away. The process of fighting against something gives it permission to occupy our minds. Simply acknowledging and accepting a situation gives you the possibility to let it go.
We are so attached to our past that we do not even realize that we have become sad hoarders carrying too many boxes of good and bad memories. We explain the luggage on our shoulders by saying: “It is my personality. This is who I am. I am my history. This is my point of view and my opinion. I am like this because of my mother and I don’t do like that because I did it once and it didn’t work”. We are never here and now. We are always looking through our boxes to find out what to do next.
The notion that being present in the moment is the master key for the Gates of Heaven is not a new concept at all. The first rishis and sages knew it over 5000 years ago and created systems that explain how to drop the boxes on the ground to go on a journey without the unnecessary heavy weight. For these systems we gave the name Yoga.
When you miss the great and bad times you used to have when you were a child you open the gates of hell. When you say hi to your old neighbor as you are talking to him for the first time ever you open the Gates of Yoga. Being present opens a whole new world of brand-new possibilities and pathways.
First of all, we have to acknowledge that we have been carrying heavy boxes for too long. Second, we need to notice how much pain and limitation they provide us with. Third, we make friends with the pain and forgive us for our foolishness. Then, the boxes simply drop on the ground by themselves letting us go on our way. Unless you follow these steps you will always be attached to your heavy luggage and identified with your boxes. You will always suffer for not being able to walk faster.
When you get so fed up for walking in circles with so much heavy weight on your back you will feel the pain dominating your whole body. You will notice that there is nothing else you can do but seat down out of exhaustion. This will be the moment of giving up and letting go. The boxes will fall as you stand up on your two feet and you will notice that your real journey is about to begin.
When you are under water struggling to find the surface, three seconds become an eternity. The secret to save yourself is to let the body relax enough not to fight with the ocean so it can emerge from the wave back to the air.
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Hi Lipe!
ReplyDeleteWe definitely have to meet. What you wish to share is essential, it's true and you will attract those who are drawn to your way. If someone started singing a certain strange song loudly, what would a yogi do? ..... If someone else fell in the ocean and was screaming for help, what would a yogi do? It is a matter of will and wanting, no? The great thing about a yogi is the attracting fragrance of humour and freedom .... So, no worries if your technology supported message goes unheard, live the Gita and butterfies will spiral around and through you.
Hugs,
sandra